Researcher Misconduct Related To Quantitative Research

Ethics in Quantitative Analysis
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Researcher misconduct related to quantitative research
Researcher misconduct in quantitative studies is likely to occur in both the experimental and non experimental research ethical issues in the studies is mostly related to protecting study participants who may receive an intervention. When the study participants consent to participate in a study, the researcher should provide information that helps them make informed decisions (Robinson, 2014). Since self-disclosure facilitates the research, the researchers have to understand the personal choices that the participants make, when they are willing to disclose personal information that is not to be shared with third parties.
Ethical misconduct in quantitative studies is in various forms, with fabrication and falsification of research data some of the ways through which researchers try to manipulate the data. Researchers review, assess and interpret results based on the evidence available, but they have to use instruments that have been shown to have high validity and reliability. When researchers use samples they need to identify unbiased sampling to maximize the external validity of the study and findings (Dattalo, 2010). There ought to be an ethics committee to monitor the research process and identify appropriate punishments when the researchers are caught after falsifying data and information.
Another issue likely to affect the conduct of quantitative researchers is failing to ensure that there is fully informed consent when conducting research with participants. The respondents ought to be informed about the procedures and be competent when making decisions. To ensure that the problem does not arise informed consent should be written or in oral form. Furthermore, t...